1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup trophy in Sydney, November 1939
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup trophy in Sydney, November 1939
Details
Duration5 May – 5 September 1939
Edition34th
Teams25
Champion
Winning nation Australia
1938
1946

The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 entered the America Zone.

Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the America Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. In the Europe Zone final Yugoslavia defeated Germany. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Australia defeated Yugoslavia, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States on 2–5 September.[1][2][3]

America Zone

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North & Central America Zone

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Quarterfinals
30 June–23 July
Semifinals
14–16 July
Final
10–12 August
 Philippines
Long Beach, CA, United States (grass)
bye
 Philippines0
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Australia5
 Australia5
Rumson, NJ, United States (grass)
 Mexico0
 Australia5
Havana, Cuba (clay)
 Cuba0
 Canada1
 Cuba4
 Cubaw/o
 Japan[a]
bye
 Japan

Final

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Cuba vs. Australia


Cuba
0
Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United States[5]
10–12 August 1939
Grass

Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cuba
Australia
José Agüero
John Bromwich
6
8
0
6
2
6
     
2 Cuba
Australia
Ricardo Morales
Adrian Quist
0
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Cuba
Australia
Ricardo Morales / Lorenzo Nodarse
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
1
6
0
6
3
6
     
4 Cuba
Australia
Ricardo Morales
John Bromwich
6
8
6
8
1
6
     
5 Cuba
Australia
José Agüero
Adrian Quist
1
6
0
6
0
6
     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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Australia defeated Brazil by walkover.[6]

Europe Zone

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Second-round match between Germany and Poland in Warsaw: Henner Henkel, Georg von Metaxa, Józef Hebda, Adam Baworowski

Draw

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First Round
5–7 May
Second Round
11–21 May
Quarterfinals
25–29 May
Semifinals
2–5 June
Final
28–30 July
 Great BritainBrighton, England (clay)
bye Great Britain3
 New Zealand New Zealand2Wimbledon, England (grass)
bye Great Britain3
 FranceParis, France (clay) France2
bye France4
 China China1Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye Great Britain0
 SwedenStockholm, Sweden (clay) Germany5
bye Sweden4
 Denmark Denmark1Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye Sweden1
 Germany5Warsaw, Poland Germany4
  Switzerland0 Germany3
 Poland4 Poland2Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Netherlands1 Germany2
 Romania2Budapest, Hungary Yugoslavia3
 Hungary3 Hungary1
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia4Milan, Italy (clay)
 Ireland0 Yugoslavia3
byeNaples, Italy (clay) Italy2
 Italy Italy3
bye Monaco0Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Monaco Yugoslavia3
byeBrussels, Belgium Belgium2
 Belgium Belgium3
bye India2Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 India Belgium5
bye Norway0
 Norway Norwayw/o
bye Czechoslovakia[b]
 Czechoslovakia

Final

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Yugoslavia vs. Germany


Yugoslavia
3
A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[7]
28–30 July 1939

Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany
Franjo Punčec
Rolf Göpfert
6
3
6
1
6
0
     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany
Dragutin Mitić
Henner Henkel
0
6
1
6
6
4
4
6
   
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel / Roderich Menzel
7
9
6
4
4
6
6
3
1
4
 
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany
Dragutin Mitić
Rolf Göpfert
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany
Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel
10
8
6
3
6
0
     

Inter-Zonal Final

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Australia vs. Yugoslavia


Australia
4
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[8]
24–26 August 1939
Grass

Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Adrian Quist
Dragutin Mitić
6
0
6
4
6
3
     
2 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
John Bromwich
Franjo Punčec
2
6
6
8
6
0
2
6
   
3 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
4 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
John Bromwich
Dragutin Mitić
6
1
6
3
6
2
     
5 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević
6
2
6
3
6
4
     

Challenge Round

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United States vs. Australia


United States
2
Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, United States[3]
2–5 September 1939
Grass

Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia
Bobby Riggs
John Bromwich
6
4
6
0
7
5
     
2 United States
Australia
Frank Parker
Adrian Quist
6
3
2
6
6
4
1
6
7
5
 
3 United States
Australia
Joe Hunt / Jack Kramer
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
7
5
2
6
5
7
2
6
   
4 United States
Australia
Bobby Riggs
Adrian Quist
1
6
4
6
6
3
6
3
4
6
 
5 United States
Australia
Frank Parker
John Bromwich
0
6
3
6
1
6
     

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Japan withdrew from the competition after their top player, Jiro Yamagishi, joined the Imperial Japanese Navy.[4]
  2. ^ The tie between Norway and Czechoslovakia was abandoned due to the German invasion and partition of Czechoslovakia in March 1939.

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "The Bulletin - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Cuba v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Australia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Yugoslavia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Australia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
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